This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentences > Sentence Types – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Types Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fireflies produce their glow through a process known as bioluminescence; therefore, they are also called lightning bugs. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 2. Next week, Jimmy is leaving for Honolulu, Hawaii. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 3. Did you write a letter to your grandmother A) Interrogative. B) Imperative. C) Exclamatory. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative. 4. A clause can be defined as: A) A group of words with a subject and a verb. B) A group of words which do not make sense by themselves. C) A group of words with a verb, but no subject. D) A group of words with a subject, but no verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of words with a subject and a verb. 5. Identify the sentence type:Despite the Friday due date, Dustin continued to procrastinate on revising his research question." A) Compound-Complex. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 6. Now that he's rich and famous, people make allowances for his idiosyncrasies. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 7. Which sentence type has only 1 independent clause? A) Compound/complex. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 8. What type of sentence is the following?Will Diamey complete her quilting project? A) Interrogative sentence. B) Exclamatory sentence. C) Declarative sentence. D) Imperative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative sentence. 9. Can we go to recess ..... A) . B) !. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ?. 10. A command is also known as ..... A) Exclamatory. B) Declarative. C) Imperative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperative. 11. Kayden asked Aubrey to define an imperative sentence. A) A sentence that makes a statement. B) A sentence that asks a question. C) A sentence that gives a command or request. D) A sentence that shows strong emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sentence that gives a command or request. 12. Combine the following sentences into a complex sentence: "She was tired. She went to bed early." A) She was tired, so she went to bed early. B) She went to bed early because she was tired. C) She was tired, and she went to bed early. D) She went to bed early, and she was tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She went to bed early because she was tired. 13. Identify the dependent clause in this compound-complex sentence:If you bake cookies, your kitchen will smell good, and your mom will be happy. A) Your mom will be happy. B) If you bake cookies. C) Your kitchen will smell good. D) There is no dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you bake cookies. 14. Identify whether the sentence is a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex sentence:The woman, who called my teacher, turned out to be my aunt. A) Compound-Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex. 15. Ms. Laverne has an affinity for students and is kind and gentle when she speaks to them. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 16. What punctuation is used at the end of an exclamatory sentence? A) Period (.). B) Semicolon (;). C) Question Mark (?). D) Exclamation Point (!). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation Point (!). 17. Identify the sentence type of this sentence:Since Haley's dad is in prison, her uncle takes care of her, and he obviously loves her very much. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound-complex. 18. What type of sentence is this?Find it! A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Exclamatory. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperative. 19. What punctuation should go at the end of the following sentence?Ouch, you just scratched me A) . B) ?. C) !. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) !. 20. My parents always take the best candy, so I hid my bag from them. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Compound Complex Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 21. Do you know how cheese is made A) Imperative. B) Declarative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative. 22. What punctuation mark belongs at the end of the following sentence:Protect the habitats of existing large animal species to prevent future extinctions A) . B) !. C) ?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 23. In my class, the students sit in five rows of desks. The subject of this sentence is A) Desks. B) Rows. C) Class. D) Students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Students. 24. My son can be difficult sometimes, but overall he is a good boy. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 25. Taylor decided to go to the football game with a friend.This is a ..... sentence. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 26. What type of crust do you prefer on your pizza? A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Imperative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative. 27. Clap your hands and sing along. A) Interrogative. B) Declarative. C) Exclamatory. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperative. 28. What type of sentence is a statement or idea? A) Interrogative. B) Imperative. C) Exclamatory. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declarative. 29. In my town we say "nonfat milk" instead of "skim" A) Exclamatory. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declarative. 30. How do we stop the spread of corona virus? A) Imperative. B) Declarative. C) Interrogative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative. 31. Did you eat your lunch? A) Statement. B) Question. C) Command. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question. 32. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students and took attendance. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 33. What is the object of a sentence? A) The person/thing doing something. B) The location. C) The action. D) The person/thing receiving the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The person/thing receiving the action. 34. Michael is a very smart kid. A) Complete sentence. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete sentence. 35. Rikki-tikki was a mongoose. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 36. In the quiet, serene forest, the birds chirped melodiously as the sun slowly descended below the horizon, casting long shadows across the trees. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Compound-Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 37. What is the best way to combine the sentences below?Michael and his brother are best friends. They do not always get along. A) Michael and his brother are best friends, and they do not always get along. B) They do not always get along, so Michael and his brother are best friends. C) Although they do not always get along, Michael and his brother are best friends. D) Because they do not always get along, Michael and his brother are best friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although they do not always get along, Michael and his brother are best friends. 38. Punctuate the following compound sentence correctly:The snow fell quickly but it melted on impact. A) The snow fell quickly, but it melted on impact. B) The snow fell quickly; but it melted on impact. C) The snow fell quickly but it melted on impact. D) The snow fell quickly but, it melted on impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The snow fell quickly, but it melted on impact. 39. It's the last day of school! A) Declarative. B) Exclamatory. C) Interrogative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamatory. 40. Which is true of a compound sentence? A) It contains a coordinating conjunction. B) It contains a subordinating conjunction. C) It contains no conjunction at all. D) It has two subjects and a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It contains a coordinating conjunction. 41. What kind of sentence has a single complete thought, one IC? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 42. Identify the type of sentence below.We can't go outside for recess today, for it hasn't stopped raining all morning. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Incomplete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 43. I know you don't like him, but that doesn't matter. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 44. We have to go to bet when the clock chimes 10 o'clock. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Compound-complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex. 45. What would happen if a sentence were missing a predicate? A) It would not be a complete thought. B) It would be a run-on sentence. C) It would not be English. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It would not be a complete thought. 46. This type of sentence has 2 independent clauses joined by a comma and a conjunction. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Compound-complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 47. The band practiced for a long time, but the drummer left early. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Compound-Complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 48. Why did Sage miss Vocabulary Day? A) Interrogative. B) Exclamatory. C) Imperative. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrogative. 49. What type of sentence is the following?Neptune has at least 13 moons, but Triton is the largest. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound-Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 50. Which sentence type asks a question? A) Imperative. B) Declarative. C) Exclamatory. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interrogative. 51. Buckle your seat belt even for short trips. A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) Exclamatory. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperative. 52. Identify the independent clause in this sentence:'When the sun sets, the sky turns orange, and the stars begin to appear.' A) When the sun sets. B) The sky turns orange. C) And the stars begin to appear. D) There is no independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sky turns orange. 53. Is this a simple sentence? Wearing a mask and using hand sanitizer helps prevent the spread of covid. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 54. A sentence that gives a command or makes a request and ends with a period or exclamation point. A) Imperative. B) Interrogative. C) Declarative. D) Exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperative. 55. You have been very helpful. A) Interrogative sentence. B) Exclamatory sentence. C) Declarative sentence. D) Imperative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declarative sentence. 56. Sophie didn't like the present, but she said, "I love it." A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 57. My favorite food is tacos. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Compound-Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 58. Which sentence type is the following:How did the megafauna adapt to their environments? A) Exclamatory. B) Declarative. C) Imperative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interrogative. 59. The drought had lasted now for 10 million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 60. What time is your music class? A) Declarative. B) Exclamatory. C) Interrogative. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogative. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSentence Types Quiz 1Sentence Types Quiz 2Sentence Types Quiz 3Sentence Types Quiz 4Sentence Types Quiz 5Sentence Types Quiz 6Sentence Types Quiz 7Sentence Types Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books